Fish stock ideas

[High tide]

Hmmm, so many choices, the world is your oyster! The dwarf angel idea is cool although I would probably focus on one species rather than multiple in a tank that size....possible breeding? Pipefish are very cool and for the advanced aquarist. There are a plethora of sweet goby species to be had, but many tend to reside in small territories. Fairy/flasher wrasses are pretty awesome. I usually settle on what's cool and AVAILABLE, you can wait a long time if you are looking for something rare and specific. I usually take a trip to a few stores to draw inspiration, nothing gets you more stoked than seeing the fish in the flesh. Don't make me decide for you or you'll have 10 tanks in no time

[ScubaSteve]

Tell me about it! I wants to find that cool oyster though... =P

A few options that I've been considering:

- Paired dragon-faced pipefish (would be great to tackle a couple of red bugs too)
- A pair of Threadfin or Longfin Butterflys (Heniochus acuminatus)
- Some combination of dwarf angels (Only 1 or 2 species)
- Small group of anthias (no more than 3)
- White bar Mystery and Leopard wrasse

I have a feeling I'd like to find good swimmer as my blenny just hangs out in his hole all day if there is no one to swim with (he does come out and go ballistic at the glass when he sees me come into the room like a puppy). I also don't mind a challenge and going against convention a bit... a lot of what I do goes against convention as it is and it's made for a pretty successful reef thus far.

I would really like to avoid having a mesh of anything over top of the tank. I am going to be rebuilding the tank so that it has a SUPER clean rimless look with no visible wires, heaters, hang my light over the tank instead of legs, etc. I'm even going to try hiding the powerheads. Plus I'd tried the mesh trick before and my Carpenter's Flasher found the tiniest hole to fly through off to fish-jerkyland.